Name Selden Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. SEL-den Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified Meaning & History Habitational name derived from Seldon in Hatherleigh, Devon, and possibly also Selden Farm in Patching, Sussex. The former likely derives from Old English sele "great hall, dwelling, house" (see saliz) and dun "hill, mountain".